History of the Monarchy > The early Scottish Monarchs

Celtic cross

An ancient Celtic cross on the island of Iona, Scotland. Iona was a place of special significance to the early Scottish kings
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MALCOLM I (r. 943-54)

Malcolm was the son of Donald II. He may have supported the establishment of a Danish kingdom of York in the 940s, and he harried the north of England.

He was killed in battle, possibly at Fetteresso, Kincardineshire by rebels from Moray.

Flag of St George

Edmund I
Edred

Kings and Queens of the United Kingdom (from 1603)

The Coronation Chair

Anglo Saxons
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